From what I read
in the
Scriptures and
see as I look
around me, many
today have
already settled
their fate with
God and chosen
who they will
follow, from the
murderous sexual
deviant to the
self-righteous
religious snob.
The god of this
world is Satan,
and their soul
is his.

“In
whom the god of
this world hath
blinded the
minds of them
which believe
not, lest the
light of the
glorious gospel
of Christ, who
is the image of
God, should
shine unto them.”
(2 Corinthians
4:4)

Jesus spoke of
these very
people and
contrasted those
of Satan with
those who belong
to Him.

“44For
you are the
children of your
father the
devil, and you
love to do the
evil things he
does. He was a
murderer from
the beginning.
He has always
hated the truth,
because there is
no truth in him.
When he lies, it
is consistent
with his
character; for
he is a liar and
the father of
lies.45So
when I tell the
truth, you just
naturally don't
believe me!
46Which of
you can
truthfully
accuse me of
sin? And since I
am telling you
the truth, why
don't you
believe me?
47Anyone
who belongs to
God listens
gladly to the
words of God.
But you don't
listen because
you don't belong
to God."48The
people retorted,
"You Samaritan
devil! Didn't we
say all along
that you were
possessed by a
demon?"
(John 8:44-48
NLT)

“And
other sheep I
have, which are
not of this
fold: them also
I must bring,
and they shall
hear my voice;
and there shall
be one fold, and
one shepherd.”
(John 10:16)

Millions,
perhaps
billions, of
people on this
earth today will
never know the
love of Jesus in
their hearts.
They are the
children of
their father the
devil, and love
the evil things
that come from
him. Is that to
say they cannot
be born again in
Jesus Christ?
For many the
answer is “yes”
because God has
given them up.
For some the
answer is “no”
because even a
few of the
Pharisees were
saved, but then
most were not.

Understand that
we cannot look
at anyone and
determine if
they can or
cannot be saved.
Only God knows
who He “gave up”
and who He will
draw to Him. The
Apostle Paul is
a good example.
He was a
murderer, but
the Lord saved
him. He did not
“give him up.”

Notice these
passages (all
emphasis are
mine):

“And
be not ye like
your fathers,
and like your
brethren, which
trespassed
against the LORD
God of their
fathers,
who therefore
gave them up
to desolation,
as ye see.”
(2 Chronicles
30:7)

“So
I gave them up
unto their own
hearts' lust:
and they walked
in their own
counsels.”
(Psalms 81:12)

“Then
God turned, and
gave them up
to worship the
host of heaven;
as it is written
in the book of
the prophets, O
ye house of
Israel, have ye
offered to me
slain beasts and
sacrifices by
the space of
forty years in
the wilderness?”
(Acts 7:42)

“Wherefore
God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own
hearts, to
dishonour their
own bodies
between
themselves:”
(Romans 1:24)

“For
this cause
God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did
change the
natural use into
that which is
against nature:”
(Romans 1:26)

God gave them up
to (1)
desolation, (2)
the lust of
their own heart,
(3) the worship
of false gods,
(4) uncleanness,
and (5) vile
affections. Let
the unsaved man
not think he can
trample the
grace of God by
following Satan,
and then “settle
up” with God at
his leisure. He
will eventually
be drawn into
the Devil’s
snare so
tightly, there
will be no
escape. He will
“settle up” with
God, but not in
the way he
thinks.

Where does God
draw the line?
Many who are
lost may think
they can do as a
child who pushes
his parents
right to the
line and then
backs off and
everything is
okay again.
Again, where is
the line with
God? No one
knows but God.

“6Seek
ye the LORD
while he may be
found, call ye
upon him while
he is near:7Let
the wicked
forsake his way,
and the
unrighteous man
his thoughts:
and let him
return unto the
LORD, and he
will have mercy
upon him; and to
our God, for he
will abundantly
pardon.”
(Isaiah 55:6-7)

Many people
today are just
pure evil. They
are children of
the Devil, and
they are growing
in numbers.
Their real
nature may show
itself in
heinous criminal
acts, and/or it
may show itself
in self-made
religious acts
of false piety.
The Apostle Paul
writes to
Timothy giving
us a clear
picture of what
these children
of hell will be
like (2 Timothy
3:1-7).

There have
always been evil
men, but not on
the scale of
today. Even
common decency
has been brushed
aside for every
perverted act
that can come
from an evil
heart. I can
remember well
the days when
most of those
who were not
saved would
still show
respect to
others and live
a good life.
They were lost,
but they were
good citizens.

If you do not
know Jesus
Christ has your
personal Savior,
you may think
you’re getting
by in your
rebellion toward
God. You are
actually
“pushing the
envelope” so to
speak, and
allowing the
father of lies
to deceive you.
The Lord God may
at any time give
you up to
desolation, and
the lust of your
own heart, the
worship of your
false gods, your
uncleanness, or
your vile
affections. Then
where will you
be? You will be
in Satan’s
family tree, and
doomed to spend
eternity with
your father, the
Devil, in the
Lake of Fire.

Most of mankind
today takes sin
lightly. Some
think no more of
murdering
someone than
tying their shoe
laces. Some
think no more of
promiscuous and
perverted sex
than dining out.
Some think no
more of lying,
cheating, and
stealing than
brushing their
teeth. They have
lost their
conscience. God
gave them up.